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30 Real 'Jeopardy!' Clues About the ’90s That Will Make You a Trivia Champion

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Americans who grew up in the 1990s may describe the decade as a wild time before computers, cell phones, and social media. It was a strange time of wide leg jeans, boy bands, Pokemon collections and Tamagochis, and rollerblades. 

But how much do you actually still remember about life and trends 30 years ago? 

24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives — a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to 1984, when the show first aired in its current format — to identify more than 30 challenging clues about the 90s that cover everything from movies and TV shows to fashion and historic events. 

Wonder whether you know enough to make it on the show? Take the following pop quiz and see how you stack up.

And, in honor of March being an Irish-American Heritage Month, you can also test your knowledge in another area — Irish heritage. Here are 40 real “Jeopardy!” clues about Irish culture you can try to solve.

Click here to see 30 real ‘Jeopardy!’ clues about the ’90s that will make you a trivia champion

BEHIND THE SCENES $400:

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Nicole Kidman

THE 1990s $1000:

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Andrew

MOVIES IN THE SKY $800:

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John Malkovich

A GRIP ON IT $400:

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The Godfather

THE WALL $400:

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Berlin

BLENDED WORDS $600 (Daily Double):

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Frankenfood

AUTHORESS! AUTHORESS! $2000:

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Patricia Cornwell

DIRECTORS’ BIG SCREEN FAREWELLS $800:

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Federico Fellini

THE 1990s $800:

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A sheep

A WORLD OF MUSIC $1600:

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Marimba

WRITERS ON FILM $3,000 (Daily Double):

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Percy Shelley

’90s NEWSMAKERS $2000:

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David Dinkins

QUOTABLE BOOKS $4,000 (Daily Double): 1990:

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go

1990s $400:

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eBay

1990s BEST PICTURE BY TAGLINE $1,500 (Daily Double):

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Unforgiven

1990s HISTORY $1000:

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Waco

TELEVISION BY THE NUMBER $200:

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90210

DESIGNER INITIALS $800:

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Kate Spade

THE 1990s $400:

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O.J. Simpson

POP CULTURE PRINCESSES $800:

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Warrior Princess

HELL ON EARTH $1200:

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Norway

SIN-EMA $500:

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A serial killer

GHOST STORIES $100:

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Patrick Swayze

HODGEPODGE $200:

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A fidget spinner

1990s MOVIE QUOTES $800:

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The Truman Show

WINONA RYDER FILMS $200:

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Cher

IN CONCERT $800:

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Madonna

1990–25 YEARS AGO $1200:

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The Three Tenors

BIG SCREEN LITERARY ADAPTATIONS $1600:

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Pretty Woman

1990s TV $600:

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